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    the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. "Cross Road Blues" is a song written by the American blues artist Robert Johnson. He sang it as a solo piece with acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues style. The lyrics describe Johnson's grief at being unable to catch a ride at an intersection before the sun sets.

  3. Nadar (caste) - Wikipedia

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    Nadar (caste) Nadar (also referred to as Nadan, Shanar and Shanan) is a Tamil caste of India. Nadars are predominant in the districts of Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar. The Nadar community was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related subcastes, which in course of time came under the single banner ...

  4. Infrastructure fund - Wikipedia

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    An infrastructure fund is a privately offered or publicly listed fund that invests directly or indirectly in infrastructure and associated industries. [1] Examples of direct investments include the purchase of stocks and bonds through public markets, or project finance. [1] Examples of indirect investment includes investment in private ...

  5. International Monetary Fund - Wikipedia

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    The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.

  6. Shiv Nadar University - Wikipedia

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    Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence is a private deemed university located in Greater Noida, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] It was founded in 2011 as part of a series of initiatives launched by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation founded by Shiv Nadar, the founder and chairman of HCL. [3] [4] [5]

  7. Dubai Investment Fund - Wikipedia

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    Dubai Investment Fund was founded in 2001 with the main office in Dubai, UAE. [1] Over the years, the company has built stakes in electronics, financial, renewable energy, oil and gas, and information technology sector companies. [8] In 2002, DIF made its first investment and built a stake in companies such as Statoil and Petrobras.

  8. Nadar climber - Wikipedia

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    Nadar climber in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. To the south of the Tambraparni, the Nadar climbers constituted the vast majority of the population in the palmyra forests of the Tiruchendur teris, during the 19th century. Majority of the Nadars today come from the south of Thamiraparani river. The Nadar climbers here secured a meager ...

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    YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. Accessible worldwide, [note 1] it was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States, it is the second most visited website in the world, after Google Search.